New Series!

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Hi Everyone! Today is the day.. The day I am sharing a new series with you!. If you read yesterday's post on defining lifestyle, you know this space is undergoing some changes. And good ones at that! I am on a mission to connect with more people, and share as much as possible. This series is about sharing some great ladies who take to the internet and share their worlds with you. All of these ladies are defined as "lifestyle" bloggers. As you get to know these ladies over the next 6 weeks, you will see, even though they are in a category together, they are all very different. They each bring something different to the table. I hope you will follow along with me, and get inspired.

We all have that question we are just DYING to answer, but it doesn't ever seem to come. Each of the bloggers submitted their own set of questions AND answers in effort to get some stuff out there that they normally aren't asked. If this doesn't define the lifestyle blogger, I don't know what does. So sit back, relax, and expect some fun over the next 6 weeks!

First up is one of my first friends in the blogging world. Christine over at The So Called Homemaker has been very inspiring to me in my journey and she has always been very helpful. She always helps me out when she can and gives me the answers to my questions. I couldn't think of anyone I would rather introduce you to first. Please go and show her some love and enjoy her questions!

It looks like you cook a lot of really complicated meals. Doesn’t that ever get old?

Christine: Actually,
most of the meals I cook at home are things like baked chicken with a
frozen vegetable and canned beans of some sort. I’m usually a pretty
lazy chef!

Why do you never brush your daughter’s hair?

Christine: I do! She has crazy hair that looks like that even when I brush it!

Do you ever feel like you wish you were doing more with your life?

Christine: I
will admit that being a “homemaker” isn’t what I saw myself doing with
my life, but I think what doesn’t show on the blog is that I do in fact
spend a lot of time on my real estate work, which is pretty fulfilling
and basically like a real career (except that I get to stay at home). I
just don’t talk about it much on the blog/social media because I think
that’s plugging and that’s not really fair to my readers.

Speaking of real estate, you’ve mentioned some horror stories about showing houses. Can you tell us one?

Christine:Absolutely!
I have tons. One of the strangest though was a house that was
abandoned but still had tons of stuff in it, including about 6 walkers
that had been delivered since the house had been vacant. What’s weird
about that is that there were locks on the OUTSIDES of the bedroom
doors. Then the bedrooms all had holes in the walls. It was just
really creepy, like they were locking up old people and torturing them.

You’ve been married for about as long as most bloggers who give relationship advice. Why don’t you give any? Christine: Honestly,
I don’t think I have the right to give advice because although we’ve
been married about three years, we’re still learning. My husband and I
don’t believe in talking negatively about our relationship in any way in
public, either, so that’s why you’ll also never see me complain about
him or anything he does on the blog or social media. We think it’s
important to present an united front. : )

Thank you so much Christine for sharing those great questions with us! I hope you all enjoyed them just as much as I did. I hope to see you all back here next week when we connect with Helene who blogs over at Helene In Between. I will be posting this series every Monday starting next week. So look for Helene's Q&A on Monday, September 8th!

Hey! I'm Trish!

Welcome to The Trish List; fondly referred to as the zen between the chaos. Here you will find me writing about navigating life with a tiny human while trying to stay connected to the me I was before motherhood. Things can get a little chaotic, so sit back and enjoy the ride. I promise to offer the zen side of life too! Being a certified yoga teacher, I do love to focus on self care mixed into daily lifestyle.